# Botticelli - April, 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 4, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2013/654789 "2013-04-04T01:10:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2013/654789/221 "2013-05-01T22:43:18Z")
Nope, it wouldn’t have helped me. Ya got us again. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2013/654789/222 "2013-05-02T00:22:26Z")
Hmm. Never heard of her. Has anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2013/654789/223 "2013-05-02T00:41:37Z")
[Joy Adamson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Adamson) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia **Joy Adamson** (20 January 1910 – 3 January 1980) (born Friederike Victoria Gessner) was a naturalist, artist, and author best known for her book, _Born Free_, which describes her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa. _Born Free_ was printed in several languages, and made into an Academy Award-winning movie of the same name. In 1977, she was awarded the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2013/654789/224 "2013-05-02T01:24:18Z")
Oh, yeah, I knew who she was as soon as I saw the name. I thought she was German, though. I remember Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion, and the TV series \*Daktari \*which was inspired by the book and movie. I even remember a friend of mine singing: “Born Free! My father’s a doctor!..” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2013/654789/225 "2013-05-02T05:04:08Z")
Ah, the _Born Free_ lady. OK, got it. Good one. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2013/654789/226 "2013-05-02T13:00:01Z")
My sister had all three of those books - _Born Free_, _Living Free_ and _Forever Free_ - when I was a kid. To this day a Land Rover doesn’t look right to me without a lion lying on top of it… BTW, if you’re interested in that sort of thing, I strongly recommend George Adamson’s autobiography, _My Pride and Joy_. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2013/654789/227 "2013-05-02T16:36:49Z")
See the last post here as to the letters we’ve used so far: [Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=648663) Wanna start a new thread for May, **SCAdian**? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2013/654789/228 "2013-05-02T16:46:08Z")
Yes, please, I need my butt whipped again. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2013/654789/229 "2013-05-02T17:55:14Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > See the last post here as to the letters we’ve used so far: [Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=648663) > > Wanna start a new thread for May, **SCAdian**? Done. ‘U’ has only been used once, so… > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Yes, please, I need my butt whipped again. ZUJ. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2013/654789/230 "2013-05-02T19:55:06Z")
Aaaaaand here’s the new thread: [Botticelli - May, 2013 - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=689856) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2013/654789.md?page=11)